faustdick

== German == === Etymology === A compound of Faust (“fist”) +‎ dick (“big, fat, thick”), the adjective is documented since the 18th century, first as a unit of measurement, later oftentimes figuratively. In the second and third sense Faust is a symbol of rudeness and significance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˌfaʊ̯stˈdɪk], [ˈfaʊ̯stˌdɪk], [ˈfaʊ̯stˈdɪk] Hyphenation: faust‧dick === Adjective === faustdick (strong nominative masculine singular faustdicker, comparative faustdicker, superlative am faustdicksten) (As) big as (the [approximate] size of) a fist, (approximately) fist-sized Synonym: faustgroß Antonyms: mickrig, spindeldürr (colloquial) blatant, blunt, downright, outright, plain Synonyms: dreist, plump, tolldreist (colloquial) full-blown, huge, massive, significant Synonym: handfest ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== dick ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “faustdick” in Duden online “faustdick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “faustdick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon